promptly
93
2.1
- adverb
- /ˈprɑːmptli/
- Her flight landed promptly at noon, and she was ready to go by 12:30.
- respond promptly
- return promptly
- act promptly
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeAnd anytime where I don't wear them, I promptly let go of them.
- And anytime where I don't wear them, I promptly let go of them.
- QED Oh, I hadn't thought of that, says God, who promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
- Which she promptly did and then she pretended not to.
- But when we got home, she of course promptly fixed it.
- So Rainey, yeah, introduced a document to me that I promptly said save that for the show.
- inherited the debt. Galba was annoyed and had complained to Caesar, who promptly paid the debt himself.
- But while Emily and Anne's novels were promptly accepted, The Professor was roundly rejected.
- Upon a client's death, specialized teams initiate the cryopreservation process promptly to prevent cellular decomposition.
- And, and, and said, there you go, dad, that's it with interest, which my grandfather promptly gave away to the rest of the family.
- When JBS holding was asked for what would be convincing falsifying evidence of evolution, he promptly said fossil rabbits in the pre Cambrian.
Examples
-
On the first recommendation, Congress acted promptly, with the support of the bankruptcy community.
Academic text (2017) -
"Thank you for seeing me so promptly," Conek said, trying for his friendliest smile.
Fiction book (1991) -
You were to deal with the snow promptly.
-
A clinical team meeting was promptly organized to discuss this significant event.
Academic text (2011) -
So we will start promptly when this timer runs down.
-
You can join her there promptly at 7:30.
-
The banquet begins promptly at 8.
-
Everything that's to be done he'll do promptly and boldly.
-
Hey, you're gonna be at the demonstration on Friday, the buses leave promptly at 11:45.
-
The meeting will start promptly at 10 AM, so please arrive on time.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
356
1.4
In a very short time
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
244
1.8
As quickly as you can without delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
75
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
48
5.6
Very quickly, without delay
46
1.2
At exactly the planned time
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
14
1.0
Do something at once without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
8
1.0
As early as possible
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
4
7.4
As quickly as possible
2
6.6
Immediately without any delay
1
3.5
At the exact time expected
1
7.2
In a very short time
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word promptly comes from prompt + -ly, where prompt once meant 'ready' or 'brought forward'. Think of someone who is prompt being ready to act, so to do something promptly is to do it 'without delay' or right away.